Biographies

Mr. Stuart Levings is President, Chief Executive Officer, Non-Independent Director of Genworth MI Canada Inc. Prior to his current role, Mr. Levings held the position of Chief Operating Officer at Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Company Canada from October 2013 to December 31, 2014, responsible for underwriting, loss mitigation, information technology, product development, sales and marketing. He has also held the positions of Chief Operations Officer 2011-2013, Chief Risk Officer 2008-2011 and Chief Financial Officer 2002-2007 for Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Company Canada. Mr. Levings is a chartered accountant and joined Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Company Canada as the Controller in 2000 after a successful audit career with Deloitte and Touche in Toronto and in Cape Town, South Africa.

Mr. Philip Mayers is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Genworth MI Canada Inc. He has over 25 years of finance and general management experience in financial services businesses. Since joining the Company in 1995, Mr. Mayers has held several senior positions, including Vice President, Finance, Vice President, Operations, and Senior Vice President, Business Development. Prior to joining the Company, he held finance positions with Mortgage Insurance Company of Canada (“MICC”), Esso Petroleum Canada and Deloitte & Touche. He holds CPA, CA and CMA professional designations and has a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Waterloo.

Mr. Craig Sweeney is an Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer of Genworth MI Canada Inc. Mr. Sweeney has more than 18 years of professional experience in the mortgage and banking industry. Since joining the Company in 1998, Mr. Sweeney has held senior positions in Operations and Business Development, including Director of Risk Operations and Director of Product Development. Mr. Sweeney received an honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Carleton University in 1994.

Mr. Winsor J. Macdonell is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Genworth MI Canada Inc. Mr. Macdonell is responsible for all of the Company’s legal and compliance matters, as well as government relations. Mr. Macdonell joined the Company in 1999. He was called to the Bar in Ontario in 1994. Prior to joining the Company, he spent three years in the life and property and casualty industry, and prior to that was in private practice. Mr. Macdonell received an honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queens University in 1988 and his LL.B. from Dalhousie University in 1992 and his ICD.D in 2014.

Ms. Deborah McPherson is Senior Vice President - Sales and Marketing of Genworth MI Canada Inc. Ms. McPherson has over 25 years of experience and success in sales and quality management with the Company. Prior to her current position, Ms. McPherson was the Company’s Ontario Regional Sales Director. Ms. McPherson plays an active role in many industry organizations, including Mortgage Professionals Canada and the Canadian Real Estate Association. She is a member of the Industry Council and is Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for Home Suite Hope Share Living Corporations’ Homeward Bound Halton program, a program dedicated to helping lift single moms and their families out of poverty. Ms. McPherson graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Ms. Mary-Jo Hewat is an Senior Vice President - Human Resources of the Company. Ms. Hewat brings over 20 years of human resources expertise spanning numerous industries and geographies. Ms. Hewat assumed her current role in May 2016. Prior to joining Genworth Canada, she was Senior Vice President, HR Business Partnerships at Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System. Her career has also included senior human resource roles with Sherritt and Hudson’s Bay. Ms. Hewat has a Bachelor of Commerce from Ryerson University and a Masters in Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business, York University.

Mr. Michel Cubric is Senior Vice President - Operations of the Company. Mr. Cubric joined Genworth Canada as Senior Vice President, Operations in October 2017. Mr. Cubric acquired over 14 years of mortgage related experience at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. In 2009, Mr. Cubric assumed the role of Senior Vice President, Operations and Lending Services for Resmor Trust Company (now RMG Mortgages). In 2012, MCAP Inc. acquired the mortgage division of RMG Mortgages, and Mr. Cubric continued his lead role in sales and underwriting until 2016, in addition to assuming responsibility for MCAP’s sub-servicing and lender marketing units. Mr. Cubric holds a Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education and a Master of Business Administration from Barrington University.

Mr. Sidney M. Horn serves as Lead Independent Director of Genworth MI Canada Inc. Mr. Horn is Chair of its Compensation and Nomination Committee. Mr. Horn also serves as a member of Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Company Canada’s board of directors. Mr. Horn is senior counsel at the law firm of Stikeman Elliott LLP and specializes in commercial, corporate and securities law. Mr. Horn received his LL.B., B.C.L. and B.A. degrees from McGill University in Montreal, Québec and his MBA from Columbia University, New York. Mr. Horn is a member of the Alberta and Québec Bar Associations.

Mr. Brian L. Hurley is Executive Chairman of the Board of Genworth MI Canada Inc. Prior to his current role, Mr. Hurley has served as Executive Chairman, and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Genworth Canada. Prior to that he served as President, Genworth International, with responsibility for Genworth Financial’s activities in key markets around the world. Before that, Mr. Hurley held several leadership positions at General Electric Company (“General Electric”) and several affiliated entities, including General Electric Capital. Mr. Hurley graduated from Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics.

Mr. Rohit Gupta is an Non-Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Gupta is a nominee of Genworth Financial, a Director of the Company. Mr. Gupta also serves as a member of Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Company Canada’s board of directors. He is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of Genworth Financial’s U.S. Mortgage Insurance business, a position he has held since May 2012. Prior to this role Mr. Gupta served as the Genworth Financial U.S. Mortgage Insurance business Chief Commercial Officer, 2009-2012, Senior Vice President of Products, Intelligence and Strategy, 2007-2009, and Vice President, Commercial Operations, 2006-2007. Mr. Gupta held several management positions with GE Capital and GE Mortgage Insurance since joining them in 2000 and began his career with FedEx in Strategic Marketing in 1998.

Mr. Rajinder Singh is Director of the Company. He has served as the Chief Risk Officer of Global Mortgage Insurance for Genworth Financial, Inc. since 2014 and has previously served in similar roles at CitiMortgage and GE Capital. Mr. Singh also serves as director on the boards of India Mortgage Guarantee Corporation and of Genworth Seguros de Credito a la Vivienda, Mexico. Mr. Singh has his Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Rochester's Simon Business School, a Master of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Rutgers University, and a Bachelor Technology in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

Mr. Jerome T. Upton, CPA, is Non-Independent Director of Genworth MI Canada Inc. Mr. Upton is a nominee of Genworth Financial, a director of the Company and of Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Company Canada. He also currently serves on the Board of Directors of Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Limited, a public company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange since 2014. Mr. Upton is also the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer of Genworth Financial, Global Mortgage Insurance, a position he has held since May 2012. Prior to his current role, Mr. Upton was the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Genworth Financial, International Mortgage Insurance, from October 2009 to April 2012. Mr. Upton served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Genworth Financial International, Asia Pacific, Canada and Latin America from November 2007 to September 2009. Mr. Upton joined General Electric in July 1998.

Ms. Andrea Elaine Bolger is an Independent Director of the Company. She is the Chair of its Audit Committee and its Special Committee. Ms. Bolger also serves as a member of Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Company Canada’s Board of Directors. She has held that role since October 2015. Ms. Bolger is also currently a member of the Board of Directors of Knowledge First Financial/Foundation where she chairs the Governance Committee and is also on the board of the Capital Markets Authority Implementation Organization which is charged with implementing the new Capital Markets Regulatory Authority. Ms. Bolger is a former senior executive at Royal Bank of Canada, serving in a variety of senior executive positions. She has also served as Chair of the Board and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of Moneris Solutions and was a long time board member of The Childrens’ Aid Foundation and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

Ms. Sharon Giffen is Independent Director of the Company. She joined the board of directors of Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Company Canada in July 2015. Ms. Giffen has spent her professional career in the life insurance business, holding several executive positions at The Independent Order of Foresters, including Chief Actuary, Chief Financial Officer, President of the Canadian Division and Chief Risk Officer. She also serves on the Finance and Audit committee and on the board of directors of Opera Atelier, and on the board of directors of Brookfield Annuity Company. As President of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, she is the chair of the board of directors, and chairs the Governance Committee, and previously chaired the Risk Committee. She also serves on the board of directors of Group Medical Services. Ms. Giffen is an active volunteer in the actuarial profession. Ms. Giffen is a graduate of the University of Waterloo, is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and holds the ICD.D designation.

Mr. Neil Parkinson serves as Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Parkinson joined the Board and the board of directors of Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Company Canada in February 2017. He also currently serves on the Audit Committee and the Special Committee of the Company. Mr. Parkinson is a chartered professional accountant and consultant with over 35 years of experience in the insurance and financial services field. From 1988 until his retirement in 2016, he was a Partner with KPMG LLP. He was the National Leader for the firm’s insurance practice from 2004 to 2015, held the role of Chair of the Insurance Auditors Advisory Committee for the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada from 2010 to May 2016 and served as a member of the Canadian Accounting Standards Board’s Insurance Accounting Task Force from 2007 to 2017. He also serves as chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of the Board of Governors of the University of Guelph, and as a member of the boards of Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada and of Gore Mutual Insurance Company. Mr. Parkinson has been the Chair of the Audit Committee of the Company since June of 2017.

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